Fanatic Stubby w/ Single Fin

sav1 · Joined: 20 Sep 2008 Posts: 50

Has anyone sailed the Stubby w/o the thrusters? It feels like I'm sailing with weeds on my fins unless I'm lit up. I assume upwind and tight radius turning would be compromised.

motogon · Joined: 19 Aug 2000 Posts: 376 Location: Philly

How much experience you have sailing multi-fin boards?

wynsurfer · Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 940

wynsurfer · Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 940

That thing looks more like a kite board!

jingebritsen · Joined: 21 Aug 2002 Posts: 3371

i have been sailing off of single fins for over 30 years. i may not be the fastest sailor in the world but faster than average. why do i care about speed in waves? most times i am sailing beach breaks with little to no channels available and following currents. need upwind planing power and acceleration to deal with these challenges.

the upright stance required for small multi-fin boards does not suit my sailing preferences, nor the lifetime of the above challenges of what beach break sailors have to cope with.

additionally, short hulls that provide twisty turns are very unstable in schlog mode. thus my perspective of short, stubby, and wide boards is unfavorable. threy require being lit up, or used in perfect side off reefs with very steady winds. lots of paradise boards available, yet so few venues/customers that can use them. this industry goes out of its way to destroy itself.

rollerrider · Joined: 17 May 2003 Posts: 100

My experience with boards that are too short and equipped with small fins do not work well in real world wind conditions.

U2U2U2 · Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2015 9:01 am Post subject:

The drag you mention is one of the multi fin draw backs, quad or Tri.

I have not sailed the Stubby, nor even seen one. My Witchcraft I sailed once in single and never thought about it again.

IMO it's counter intuitive to sail single on a board shaped as a single.EDIT.. SHAPED FOR 3 fins.

Thought one, get on the BOARDS UK FORUM, AND ASK THIS.

thought two, the fins can be improved on.

You have lots of options for fins, both the center rear n sides.

K4 would be the ticket.

manuel · Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 1158

riders weight, board volume, sail size, venue and type of sailing and board experience please?

U2U2U2 · Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2015 9:05 am Post subject:

Also FANATIC DO HAVE A FORUM.